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Thanks to Ed Felien of Southside Pride Newspaper for stopping in this morning. We chatted and played tracks from their great new comilation CD Southside Soul, Volume 1. They’re having a CD Release Party Saturday night at McMahon’s Pub, 3001 E. Lake Street in Minneapolis. The first 200 people get a FREE CD. If you have the wherewithall, why not flip them a few bucks for the CD? …they’re doing this as a labor of love.

SAINTPATRICK’S DAY in the Land of the Round Haircut. And not to forget SAINTURHO, Patron Saint of Finland. The wearing of the Green and the Wearing of the Purple. A pair of Saint Patrick’s Day Birthdays-in-Green: NAT ‘KING’ COLE and JOHNSEBASTIAN, along with a Gospel styled Birthday-in-Gold for SISTERROSETTATHARPE. Lots more Good News in Song/Gospel Sounds for this sixth Monday in Lent/Holy Week. EASTER is the EARLIEST possible date this year—the last time EASTER came this early was in 1913! And SPRING arrives in the North Country(wishful thinking department) on Saturday———

A big thanks to Beth Shaw for filling in for me this week as I recuperate from minor surgery. I still look back fondly on our days as co-hosts of Urban Folk after the untimely death of our friend Bob Feldman.

I knew she’d put together a great show. Here’s proof in the form of her playlist: